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alarm

/ alarm /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
Type of:
device
Kinds of:
automobile horn car horn motor horn horn hooter
noun Sense 2
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
Type of:
signal signaling sign
Kinds of:
torpedo air alert burglar alarm fire alarm foghorn
Derived:
alert
noun Sense 3
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Type of:
fear fearfulness fright
Derived:
dismay appal appall horrify alert
verb Sense 4
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
"The empty house alarmed him"
"We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
Type of:
warn
Kinds of:
wake
Derived:
alert qui vive warning signal alarum alerting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 5
a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time
Type of:
clock
verb Sense 6
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
"I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
"The news of the executions horrified us"
Type of:
frighten fright scare
Kinds of:
shock
Derived:
horror alarmist dismay consternation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
1
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device automobile horn car horn motor horn horn hooter signal signaling sign torpedo air alert burglar alarm